Rodney,
Did I miss to whom we respond, when where etc.?
At 12:21 PM 01/25/2001 -0500, you wrote:
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>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:58:32 -0500 (EST)
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>Subject: Re: Critical Race Dialogue - NATIONAL FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT
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>A National Forum for Faculty of African Descent has been
>developed.
>You are cordially invited to join in a "gathering" of
>colleagues in academe to discuss issues and events bearing on faculty'
>of African descent in the classroom and the university culture.
>This subject is rarely talked about either by those in the majority
>sector or faculty of African descent. Nevertheless, matters of
>race are integral components of the classroom where the social
>sciences, biology and humanities are taught and throughout university
>environments.
>The first quest is for information (brief single paragraph
>narratives) on unique experiences revolving around the "bi-racial"
>classroom where the faculty member is of African descent. This
>focus reflects a discussion in an informative article on "African
>American Faculty and White American Students" Cross-Cultural Pedagogy
>in Counselor Preparation Programs" that was published in 1995.
>Some of the comments from the analysis follow.
>"College classrooms have been considered microcosms of
>larger society."
>"The ratio of White American students to African American
>faculty is typically grater than the ratio of White American
>clients to African American counselors. . .
>"African American students in graduate counselor preparation
>programs on predominantly White campuses are in constant contact
>with White faculty. However, the reverse, that White
>American students have been in constant contact with African
>American faculty is not true."
>"For many White students, the contact with an African American
>faculty member in their graduate counselor preparation program
>may be the first time they have had a direct teacher-student
>encounter with an African American faculty member."
>"Racial attitudes held by White American students about African
>American people are still generally, negative, and if these
>negative attitudes exist, they may affect the student-teacher
>relationship when the faculty person is an African American and
>the student is a White American."
>"How African American faculty choose to organize their classes
>and convey their material may contribute to White students'
>perceptions of their effectiveness."
>Source of the above quotes:
>Chambers, T., J. Lewis, and P. Kerezsi. "African American
>Faculty and White American Students . . ." The Counseling
>Psychologist, vol. 23 (January, 1995).
>
>To initiate our first critical race dialogue under the auspices
>of the National Forum for Faculty of Descent, we would like to hear
>your "story" and receive your answer to the following question:
>Should faculty of African descent be required to submit
>teacher evaluations given the negative imagery of African
>Americans? Do faculty of African descent enter the class-
>room on an "equal footing" with their White colleagues who
>do not have to contend with racial imagery?
>What do you think? Each contributor to the dialogue may have a
>different opinion. This is what is sought with respect to quality
>intellectual exchange. When the responses are received, they will
>be compiled and returned to those interested in becoming a part
>of an emerging "national voice." It is hoped that resolutions and
>recommendations may eventually emerge from our conversations.
>Thanks in advance for your participation.
>We look forward to hearing from you.
>D. Wilkinson
>Coordinator/Founder
>National Forum for Faculty of African Descent
>Heritage Project
>University of Kentucky
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>Rodney Coates
>Consultant
>Miami University of Ohio
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>rodneyc..
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Shauntae Brown White, Ph.d.
Miami University, Hamilton
Department of Communication/ Black World Studies
1601 Peck Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
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